Zygodontomys brevicauda, also known as the short-tailed zygodont, short-tailed cane mouse, or common cane mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Zygodontomys of tribe Oryzomyini.
It includes three subspecies: • Zygodontomys brevicauda brevicauda • Zygodontomys brevicauda cherriei • Zygodontomys brevicauda microtinus. ==Diseases==
Diseases
Many Zygodontomys brevicauda serve as viral reservoirs, causing illnesses such as Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever. ==References==
Literature cited
• Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. • Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp.